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HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his sage advice. It is fair to say that on these matters I am keen to have a constructive working relationship so that we can get this right,…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsToday, we are publishing a consultation on a new victims’ law to raise the voice of victims in our criminal justice system, expand their role in it and strengthen the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsMy hon. Friend takes a real interest in these matters, and he has also been a tireless campaigner in this space. I am grateful to him for his contribution. Transparency is always…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing his personal experiences to the House this afternoon. That must have been incredibly difficult to talk about, and I can only…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. We had a good debate on Tuesday evening, at the end of business, on these matters, and I look forward to meeting him to discuss this…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI thank my hon. Friend for that question on this important issue. The Government are clear—and I know that all Members of this House echo this message in their communities—that it…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI thank the hon. Lady for welcoming the section 28 reforms, and she is right that the reforms are pivotal to helping victims to come forward and to give their best evidence so we…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI am grateful to my constituency neighbour, who is ever innovative in his questions. It is fair to say that many leaflets have gone out over the years with both of us on them to…09 Dec 2021HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Right to Work PolicyFollowing the October 2018 publication of the Lift the Ban coalition’s report into asylum seeker right to work policy, which concluded that amending the policy could generate £42…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend and note the conviction with which he speaks about these matters, and I reiterate the offer that we have made to meet next week to discuss them. He…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe short answer to that rather long intervention is no. It is not the first time that I find myself disagreeing with Labour politicians, and I am afraid that I disagree with the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am afraid that the intervention is a disappointing one, in the sense that I would not for a moment suggest that the right hon. Gentleman is doing anything that supports people…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIt is probably fair to say that those on the Benches of the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) quite regularly try to reinterpret his comments. In the end, it…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend. One of the things we have been very clear about is that we want to expand community sponsorship in particular, but a number of schemes that are…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. and learned Lady comes to this debate with ideas and suggestions about how we tackle this issue, but I disagree with her in terms of the suggestion she makes. In order to…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI would like to make some progress, if I may. Amendments 39, 40 to 43, 46 and 47 clarify the Government’s intention that appeals should remain in the expedited appeal process…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who makes the case so eloquently for the RNLI, and sets out the incredible work that its volunteers and others do to protect life at sea, along…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy right hon. Friend speaks with great passion on this issue, and I am grateful for the constructive way in which she has gone about raising concerns in this policy area. I wish…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillNot for the first time, I find myself agreeing with my right hon. Friend wholeheartedly. It is fair to say that nobody needs to get into a small boat to reach safety. France is a…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am conscious of the wide interest in a significant number of these amendments, so I will predominantly focus my remarks on the Government amendments in this first instance and…07 Dec 2021